Victor Frankenstein's Monster

Victor Frankenstein's monster was a monster that he created, in an effort to create life. But the monster ended up being a force of terror, and so Frankenstein pursues his creation to the arctic to destroy him, but he fails, and he contracts pneumonia and dies. This causes the monster to feel remorse, so he commits suicide, by burning himself alive.

Background Information
In the original novel written by Mary Shelley, the monster is killed as he has killed himself, however in DC Comics, he survives, and continues to plague mankind, including Batman.