Of course, the fact that Bane, the 'comic character' (do I need to disambiguate that comment) takes his name from a noun found in any dictionary means that this predates even DC's use of the name.

bane noun
1. a person or thing that ruins or spoils: Gambling was the bane of his existence.
2. a deadly poison (often used in combination, as in the names of poisonous plants): wolfsbane; henbane.
3. death; destruction; ruin.
4. Obsolete . that which causes death or destroys life: entrapped and drowned beneath the watery bane