DALLAS, TX.- Archie Andrews, everyone’s favorite carrot-top, has proved that he can hold his own with, and even exceed, the likes of Spider-Man, The Hulk and The Fantastic Four. This was no epic fight to save the planet, or even Riverdale, for that matter. The arena was Heritage Auctions‘ Feb. 24-25 Signature Vintage Comics & Comics Art Auction and the battleground was firmly one of price. When a CGC-certified 8.5 copy of Archie Comics #1 brought a world record price of $167,300 (including 19.5% Buyer’s Premium), it was clear that Archie is now capable of occupying the same rarified air as the most valuable of silver age books. “Archie may have a ways to go to catch the likes of Superman and Batman, his Golden Age counterparts,” said Lon Allen, Managing Director of Comics at Heritage, “but you can bet that collectors sat up and