The Best of Archie Comics is a decent but flawed anthology showcasing the company's history and its cast of characters.  This does not include heroes from The Shield and Hangman to Sonic, who are being saved for a separate volume. 

My favorite part about this book is that it does a fine job in displaying all the various Archie characters.  In addition to the Riverdale gang, there are stories featuring Wilbur, Ginger, Super Duck, Sabrina, That Wilkin Boy, and Katy Keene.  Credits are provided where available and most of the stories feature an introduction by an Archie employee saying why the story was included. 

Of course, any "best of" anthology is bound to be subjective, and I found a few stories that I do not think belonged in this book, such as the story that was just one big ad for Archie merchandise and part one of the ridiculous "Love Showdown". 

The biggest flaw for me was the reproduction.  It was inconsistent and while most of the stories look fine, a few were poorly scanned from the original comics.  The decade series featured better reproduction values.  And the purist in me wishes that the stories from Archie #1, Jughead #1 and Reggie #1 used the original lettering and not the modernized lettering used in the digest reprints.

Overall, it's worth the ten dollars it sells for.  It's a fine introduction to the world of Archie and it is worth a read.