Big House is the name of a fictional prison appearing in books published by Marvel Comics

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. It is also called the Lang Memorial Penitentiary.

History

The Big House is the United States' newest maximum security prison. It houses genetically-altered supervillain criminals that are shrunken by Henry Pym

Henry Pym

Dr. Henry "Hank" Pym is a fictional character that appears in publications by Marvel Comics. Created by editor and plotter Stan Lee, scripter Larry Lieber and penciler Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in Tales to Astonish #27...

's Pym Particles where they are put away for easy storage.

Following her fight with the New Warriors, Southpaw

Southpaw (comics)

Southpaw is a fictional character that first appeared in the Marvel comic She-Hulk. She is Holden Holliway's granddaughter and in the custody of She-Hulk ....

 ends up incarcerated at the Big House. She meets up with Mad Thinker

Mad Thinker

The Mad Thinker is a fictional character, a supervillain in the . He is a genius specializing in evil robotics and usually comes up with very elaborate infallible devious plans that unfold like clockwork....

 where they engineer a prison escape. After successfully escaping, the villains end up fighting She-Hulk and Henry Pym only to end up defeated and returned to their cells.

Known inmates

• 8-Ball
  8-Ball (comics)
  8-Ball is the name used by different characters from Marvel Comics. The first 8-Ball fully appeared in Sleepwalker #2 although he was seen on the television in #1.-Jeff Hagees:...
  
  
• Absorbing Man
  Absorbing Man
  The Absorbing Man is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appears in Journey into Mystery #114 The Absorbing Man (Carl "Crusher" Creel) is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first...
  
  
• Dragon Man
  Dragon Man
  Dragon Man is a fictional character, a supervillain in the Marvel Comics Universe. He is an artificial dragon-like humanoid android who was animated via alchemy. He was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby in Fantastic Four #35 ....
  
  
• Electro
• Figment
• Grey Gargoyle
  Grey Gargoyle
  The Grey Gargoyle is a fictional comic book supervillain that appears in books published by Marvel Comics, often as an enemy of Thor, Iron Man, She-Hulk or the Fantastic Four. The character first appeared in Journey into Mystery #107 The Grey Gargoyle (Paul Pierre Duval) is a fictional comic...
  
  
• Mad Thinker
  Mad Thinker
  The Mad Thinker is a fictional character, a supervillain in the . He is a genius specializing in evil robotics and usually comes up with very elaborate infallible devious plans that unfold like clockwork....
  
  
• Mandrill
  Mandrill (comics)
  Mandrill is a fictional character, a mutant supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe. His first appearance was in Shanna the She-Devil #4. He was created by writer Carole Seuling and artist Ross Andru...
  
  
• Powderkeg
  Powderkeg
  Powderkeg is a Marvel Comics supervillain who first appeared in Captain Marvel Special #1.-Fictional character biography:Little is known about the man who became Powderkeg. He was a mercenary hired to steal high-tech circuitry for Brazilian crime lord Kristina Ramos...
  
  
• Rhino
  Rhino (comics)
  The Rhino is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist John Romita, Sr., the character first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man #41 The Rhino (Aleksei Mikhailovich Sytsevich) is a fictional character that appears in comic...
  
  
• Sandman
  Sandman (Marvel Comics)
  Sandman is a fictional character who appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. A shapeshifter endowed through an accident with the ability to turn himself into sand, he eventually reformed, and became an ally of Spider-Man...
  
  
• Scorpion
• Silencer
• Southpaw
  Southpaw (comics)
  Southpaw is a fictional character that first appeared in the Marvel comic She-Hulk. She is Holden Holliway's granddaughter and in the custody of She-Hulk ....
  
  
• Tiger Shark
• U-Foes
  U-Foes
  U-Foes are a fictional comic book supervillain team appearing in various series published by Marvel Comics. The group first appeared in Incredible Hulk #254...
  
  
  • Ironclad
    Ironclad (comics)
    Ironclad is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics Universe whose first appearance was in Incredible Hulk vol. 2 #254. He is a member of the super-villain group, the U-Foes and he was created by Bill Mantlo and Sal Buscema....
    
    
  • Vapor
  • Vector
    Vector (comics)
    Vector is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics Universe whose first appearance was in Incredible Hulk vol. 2 #254. He is the leader of the villainous group, the U-Foes...
    
    
  • X-Ray
    X-Ray (comics)
    X-Ray is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics Universe whose first appearance was in Incredible Hulk vol. 2 #254, and who was created by Bill Mantlo and Sal Buscema. X-Ray is a member of the villainous group, the U-Foes...
    
    
• Vermin
  Vermin (comics)
  Vermin is a fictional character, a comic book supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe. The character's first appearance was in Captain America #272 .-Fictional character biography:...
  
  
• Whirlwind
  Whirlwind (comics)
  Whirlwind is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in Tales To Astonish #50 and was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby.-Fictional character biography:...
  
  
• Wrecking Crew
  Wrecking Crew (comics)
  The Wrecking Crew is a team of four fictional supervillains — Bulldozer, Piledriver, Thunderball, and the Wrecker — that appears in Marvel Comics. While not featured on the cover, the Wrecking Crew's first appearance is in Defenders vol. 1, #17 in November 1974.-Fictional biography:The Wrecking...
  
  
  • Wrecker
    Wrecker (comics)
    The Wrecker is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The Wrecker was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby and first appears in The Mighty Thor #148 The Wrecker (Dirk Garthwaite) is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics....
    
    
  • Bulldozer
    Bulldozer (comics)
    Bulldozer is a fictional supervillain in the Marvel Universe. He is a member of the Wrecking Crew. The character was created by Len Wein and Sal Buscema and first appeared in Defenders #17 ....
    
    
  • Piledriver
    Piledriver (comics)
    Piledriver is a fictional supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe. He is a member of the Wrecker's Wrecking Crew...
    
    
  • Thunderball
    Thunderball (comics)
    Thunderball is a Marvel Comics supervillain and a frequent enemy of Thor and a somewhat reluctant ally of the Wrecker and the Wrecking Crew. The character was created by Len Wein and Sal Buscema and first appeared in Defenders #17 .-Fictional character biography:Dr. Eliot Franklin was born in...
    
    

Television

• The Big House is featured in The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes
  The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes
  The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes is an American animated television series by Marvel Animation in cooperation with Film Roman based on the Marvel Comics superhero team the Avengers. The show debuted on Disney XD in Fall 2010 starting with a 20 part micro-series. A second season has been...
  
  . It is one of the four major supervillain prisons in this show and is used to store genetically-altered supervillains. In "The Man in the Anthill," Whirlwind ends up incarcerated at the Big House after being defeated by Wasp
  Wasp (comics)
  The Wasp is a fictional character, a superheroine in the Marvel Comics universe and founding member of The Avengers. Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in Tales to Astonish #44 ....
  
  . Other inmates featured are Arnim Zola
  Arnim Zola
  Arnim Zola is a fictional character a supervillain appearing in the Marvel Comics universe. He is a master of biochemistry, and frequent foe of Captain America and the Avengers.-Publication history:...
  
  , Grey Gargoyle
  Grey Gargoyle
  The Grey Gargoyle is a fictional comic book supervillain that appears in books published by Marvel Comics, often as an enemy of Thor, Iron Man, She-Hulk or the Fantastic Four. The character first appeared in Journey into Mystery #107 The Grey Gargoyle (Paul Pierre Duval) is a fictional comic...
  
  , Mad Thinker
  Mad Thinker
  The Mad Thinker is a fictional character, a supervillain in the . He is a genius specializing in evil robotics and usually comes up with very elaborate infallible devious plans that unfold like clockwork....
  
  , Mandrill
  Mandrill (comics)
  Mandrill is a fictional character, a mutant supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe. His first appearance was in Shanna the She-Devil #4. He was created by writer Carole Seuling and artist Ross Andru...
  
  , Constrictor
  Constrictor (comics)
  Constrictor is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. The character is primarily a supervillain, but is often portrayed as a redeeming anti-hero. Constrictor first appeared in Incredible Hulk vol.1 #212 and was created by Len Wein and Sal Buscema.-Publication history:Constrictor...
  
  , Griffin
  Griffin (Marvel Comics)
  Griffin is a fictional character, a Marvel Comics supervillain. He first appeared in Amazing Adventures vol. 1 #15 and was created by Steve Englehart and Tom Sutton.-Fictional character biography:...
  
  , Red Ghost
  Red Ghost
  The Red Ghost and his Super-Apes are a group of Marvel Comics supervillains, who started their career fighting the Fantastic Four, before confronting other Marvel heroes like Iron Man and Spider-Man...
  
   and his Super-Apes, and King Cobra
  Cobra (comics)
  The Cobra is the alias of two fictional comic-book supervillains that appear in the Marvel Comics universe.-Klaus Voorhees:Klaus Voorhees, the original Cobra, was also known as The Human Cobra and is currently known as the original King Cobra...
  
  . When Whirlwind ends up overriding the power dampener on him, he attacks the Ultron
  Ultron
  Ultron is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in Avengers #54 , and was created by writer Roy Thomas and artist John Buscema...
  
  -like guards to prove a point to the inmates only to learn the hard way why they call the prison the Big House when he ends up pinned down by Ant-Man's finger. Mad Thinker later mentions to Whirlwind that when the systems break down, every supervillain in the four major supervillain prisons will be free. This eventually happens in "The Breakout" when Mad Thinker's prediction occurs freeing it's inmates. Not only did the inmates get free, the Big House also grew enough to damage the S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier that it was on.