Ryker's Island

History

Ryker's Island, located in the East River between the mainland Bronx and the borough of Queens, was the site of a New York prison which housed super-villains prior to construction of the Vault and other prisons for empowered criminals. Wardens included Superintendent Carlson,^[2] Michaels,^[3] and Percy Alexander Rue.

After its destruction, Empire Unlimited and its head, Augustus Roman, rebuilt the prison and dubbed it "The Cellar".^[4] Following the defeat of Roman after his identity as the supervillain Regent was exposed,^[5] the Cellar was returned to its previous status as Ryker's.^[6]

Alternate realities

The Spectacular Spider-Man (Earth-26496)

Ryker's Island is a state prison located in New York City harbor. It was powered down in a breakout caused by Electro. The Vault acts as a specialized and secret portion of Ryker's Island designed for superpowered inmates.^[7]

X-Men / Spider-Man: The Animated Series (Earth-92131)

Ryker's Island was called Rooker's Island, a regular prison which wasn't exclusively supposed for super-villains. Both Richard Fisk and Tombstone were sent there for their respective crimes. The two teamed up and Richard used his connections to frame Robbie Robertson for Tombstone and had him sent to Rooker's. They then tried to escape but Spider-Man saved Robbie and the other two were sent back to prison.

Residents

Mainstream Universe (Earth-616)

Current Prisoners

• Ox (Raymond Bloch)
• Walrus (Hubert Carpenter)
• White Rabbit (Lorina Dodson)
• Goldbug (Matthew Gilden)
• Two Low Rent Members of the Goblin Nation
• Black Mariah (Mariah Dillard)

Former Prisoners

• Armada
• Eddie Brock^[8][9]
• Bullseye^[10]
• Daredevil (Matthew Murdock)
• Deacon
• Wilson Fisk^[11]
• Hammerhead^[10]
• Cletus Kasady^[9]
• Black Tarantula^[12]
• Thumper Morgan
• Owl^[13]
• Peter Parker
• Vincent Patilio^[14]
• Gladiator (Melvin Potter)^[15]
• Punisher (Frank Castle)^[16]
• Ben Reilly
• Jigsaw^[17]
• Plantman^[18]
• Turk Barrett^[10]
• The Wizard^[18]

The Spectacular Spider-Man (Earth-26496)

Current Prisoners

Unknown

Former Prisoners

• Doctor Octopus
• The Enforcers
  • Montana/Shocker
  • Fancy Dan
  • Ox
• The Vulture
• Sandman
• The Rhino
• Mysterio

Punisher MAX (Earth-200111)

Former Prisoners

• Big Jesus(Deceased)^[19]
• Frank Castle (Punisher)(Escaped)^[19]
  

Notes

• Ryker's Island is based on the real-world Riker's Island correctional facility.

See Also

• Appearances of Ryker's Island
• Minor Appearances of Ryker's Island
• Media Ryker's Island was Mentioned in
• Images featuring Ryker's Island
• Location Gallery: Ryker's Island

Links and References

Footnotes