Fictional prison
The Ravencroft Institute is a fictional maximum security prison for the criminally insane appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics .
Description
Ravencroft Institute for the Criminally Insane was a maximum-security asylum for the mentally ill.[1] Many insane murderers and supervillains, such as Carnage ,[volume & issue needed ] and Venom ,[volume & issue needed ] have been kept at Ravencroft.
Publication history
The institute was first mentioned in Web of Spider-Man #112, written by Terry Kavanagh . The institute officially opens in Web of Spider-Man Annual #10 (1994 ), written by Terry Kavanagh, with art by Jerry Bingham .
History
Dr. Ashley Kafka was the founder and first director of Ravencroft.[volume & issue needed ] John Jameson was head of security.[volume & issue needed ] Both get fired in Spectacular Spider-Man #246, and Dr. Leonard Samson becomes Ravencroft's new director.[volume & issue needed ] The institute hasn't appeared since and in Leonard Samson's recent appearances, he owns a private practice.
In other media
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