I'm going to agree with James as the BEST Sci-Fi books were just sad after Julie left as their editor. The Blackhawks as mentioned should have been cancelled in 1962 or 63 the STUPID costume change was an insult to their history. As far as DC not been as hip as Marvel. Well thats correct back then but Stan himself was no spring chicken just a guy with his ears to the younger collage readers. I think between Ditko and Kirby with Lee's dialog Marvel introduced a new era.
I just want to say Stan wasn't the ultra hip guy he gets all credit for as he allowed Paste Pot Pete and some horrendous villains appear in those early years. DC may have been behind the time with Snapper Carr dialog but Paste Pot Pete and the Porcupine and others were really lame super villains.
The worst thing DC did was try to copy Marvel as DC around 1963 and ^$ was a fine comic house and their mistake was hurrying to catch Lee's coat-tails:(