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Originally Posted by Red Sox
Because of the wording here, I must choose the cartoon. I watched the cartoon long before I discovered the comic, and honestly at that young age I probably would have been confused by the comic as it was a little more mature. Now if we change the wording to what would I rather have as an teenager or adult it would be the comic all the way. When it comes down to it I love them both for different reasons and I couldn't imagine Joe without both of their great influences. The toon for the fun characterizations and voices, and the comic for the great stories and realism.
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This pretty much captures it for more as well. Well wrtiten, Red Sox.
As a child I remember the show being on alternately before school or after. I would get up at 6 AM to watch the show and eat cereal, when I could have slept until 6:30 and still been on time for the school bus. I was happy when it shifted to the afternoon and I could watch it after I got home.
As I grew older, the cartoon still interested me, but the comics satisfied other portions of my mind that the cartoon didn't. Also, I helped my brother learn how to read by reading the comic to him. He had reading issues but would follow along (because of his interest in G.I.Joe). Eventually I made him read to me, and he progressed with his problems. The cartoon really wouldn't help with that...but it is what got HIM interested in the comic. (Well, that, and hanging out with his big brother...
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Now that I am "older", I still pick up and re-read Marvel issues. It is far more rare that I will re-watch the cartoon, although occasionally my 6 year old wants to see it.
Both the comic and cartoon greatly influenced me, or otherwise I wouldn't be typing this early in the morning. I suspect Hasbro recognized that potential sales demographic might have susceptability to variant marketing venues, and decided to use both mediums to widen and saturate the appeal for their products. In retrospect, that is quite impressive, all things being considered.