Lesley Presley Pretend is a character who has been appearing regularly in the Beano Comic since 1990. He first appeared in The Beano no. 2493 (28 April 1990). In each issue, Les pretends to be something and dresses up like it, beginning with a martian in his debut.
His dad is called Des (and is thus one of the few Beano parents to be given a name rather than 'mum' or 'dad'), an Elvis Presley fan and impersonator, hence Les' middle name of Presley.
The strip was originally drawn by John Sherwood, who handled art duties from the first episode until his death in 2003. After this Les continued to make sporadically appear in the comic, with Trevor Metcalfe taking over as the main artist, although his run was comparatively short and ended in 2005. However, in 2007, he returned as reprints of older 1990s strips drawn by Sherwood, with the exception of one new story in October 2007 drawn by Laura Howell.
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