Legal Notice: I do not own any of the bootleg items shown here. Please don't ask where you can find them. Thank you.

BOOTLEG ITEMS:

Rubber Stamps: These 1.5" stamps are ideal for putting Calvin on appropriate documents such as notes to friends, marriage licenses, and copyright infringement lawsuits.

Singapore Stamps: These appeared as an auction on the internet in late 2006. They are from "MyStamp," a stamp collecting campaign by the Singapore Philatelic Museum. Apparently the stamps come with a blank section, and you can print any picture that you want on them. This seller apparently decided to use the service to make a buck at Calvin collectors' expense. (Many thanks to Asheesh for tracking down this information!)

German "Kiddieland" play area and website: In 2007 this company's website appeared, using an image of Calvin with his hair colored brown for their mascot. Nice try, guys. Many thanks to my secret agent friend Peer, who traveled to the airport in Bremen to take photos of the play area! Click the image to see a larger version.

Tour-only 7" records: The first item here is from the 2004 Winter tour of Boston hardcore band Have Heart. This aqua-colored 7" vinyl record features the song "What Counts." The second item is a split 7" on white vinyl featuring the bands Fortunate Son and High Stakes. The music on these records doesn't actually have anything to do with Calvin and Hobbes.

Watches: Somebody made four watches with different pictures from the comic on their faces. I've received mail from someone pointing out that these images are obviously manipulated digitally to put Calvin on the watch face, and therefore I might want to remove them from the site. However, while I these are not real photos, I'm leaving them up here because they were sold on eBay at least once. Therefore, I can say with a fair bit of certainty that they really exist somewhere. I could have purchased them in order to get real photos but I refuse to give money to the bootlegger who created them. Click the images below to see larger versions.

Ink Stamp: You know, um...for stamping stuff. Click the image below to see a larger version.

Pendant: This is a solid silver pendant of Calvin sulking. It's approximately 2.5 cm wide and 6 cm tall. The weight is 32 grams. A black cord measuring 70 cm long is attached. Click the images below to see larger versions.

Earrings: I've also seen these earrings presented online as a set of silver pins. Click the image below to see a larger version.

Cigarette Case: Oh boy, now you can inhale and exhale smoke while reflecting on all of the Calvin strips where he and Hobbes remarked on the natural beauty of the Earth and their disappointment about various forms of pollution. Click the image below to see a larger version.

Lightswitch Covers: It seems to be an American tradition to remove the lightswitch covers in children's bedrooms and replace them with more festive covers featuring cartoon characters. Anyone know if they do this in other countries as well? Click the images below to see larger versions.

Drink Coasters: Remember, mom hates it when you leave water stains on her good coffee table, so keep her happy by putting your beverage on one of these things. Click on the image below to see a larger version.

Keychain: Combining two copyright infringements in one pointless artifact, here we have C&H hijacking Herbie the Love Bug from the old Disney movies. I'll give the bootleggers a bonus point for connecting car keys with a car picture. Click the image below to see a larger version.

Italian Charms: In the early 2000s I started noticing these "Italian charm" bracelets popping up all over the place. As near as I can tell it's one of those fads that arrives every so often with kids, maybe along the lines of the "friendship bracelet" craze of the 1980s. Apparently you buy various charms and string them together to make a bracelet that tells the world about your interests.
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Bootleg Pins: The first three sets here are regular buttons. The fourth set are pewter pins, and the fifth are sterling silver. The sixth set features quotes from Sarah Williams ("I've loved the stars..."), JRR Tolkien, etc. Click the images below to see larger versions.

911 sticker: You have to have cajones the size of watermelons to make something like this. It's a picture of Calvin wailing about the destruction of NYC's World Trade Center in the terrorist attack on September 11, 2001. It's bad enough they're bootlegging Calvin in the first place, but trying to make money off of New York's tragedy? That's pretty low.
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Bootleg mousepad: This is a computer mousepad with C&H characters on it. Click the image below to see a larger version.

Bootleg Signs: Got a parking space that needs a bootleg sign? Want one with "Hobbes" spelled wrong? Good news, there's this abomination. Also, here's another one with the spelling corrected. Click the images below to see larger versions.

Bootleg Clocks Click the images below to see larger versions.

Bootleg Ties: Here are some illegal Calvin & Hobbes ties for the curious. There appear to be five versions of the first tie. The tags say they're made by "Silvia," "Giorgio Bartani," "A.P.C.," "Bunbury," and "Diamond Silks." The tag on the second tie says "Silvia." I don't know anything about the third tie. The fourth is an airbrushed design on silk. (Thanks to Steve R. for sending in a pic and info!) Click the images below to see larger versions.

Bootleg t-shirt: There are MANY bootleg t-shirts floating around, none of which are legitimate. This particular example is apparently from Thailand, according to the person who sent the scan. Click the image below to see a larger version.

Bootleg sweatshirt: It's just a sweatshirt with Calvin on it. Click the images below to see larger versions.

Ladies' Shirt: This is a women's blouse with Calvin & Hobbes comics all over it. Click the image below to see a larger version.

Bootleg Visor: For those who prefer to declare their love for Calvin and Hobbes by using their forehead. Click the image below to see a larger version.

Bootleg Cap: Here are a couple of baseball caps with Calvin on them. Click the image below to see a larger version.

Embroidery Patterns: Someone is apparently into both embroidery and Calvin. Who knew? Click the images to see larger versions.