As far as Joe fill-in issues go, I find this to be one of the better ones. Definitely better than the previous issue's effort by Herb Trimpe, to be certain. The twist is a good one, especially if, as noted, you're reading it from the perspective of a child.

Here's a fun bit of non-Joe trivia: The writer of this issue is one Steven Grant. Steven Grant is, completely coincidentally, one of the main aliases used by Marvel Comics character Moon Knight. During his career, Steven Grant has actually written a few Moon Knight stories. Thus, Steven Grant has written stories about a character named Steven Grant, who he did not create and who was not named after him. Weird, huh?

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