From The Publisher: Jun. 28, 1993

FATHERS SHOULD BE NEITHER SEEN NOR HEARD," wrote Oscar Wilde. "This is the only proper basis for family life." It's hard to say what Wilde would have thought of this week's cover photo or the pictures inside of dads and their children. Several clearly defy the outdated idea of fathers as detached from the parenting process. And that's just what the photographers intended.

Gregory Heisler, who did the cover photograph, says he wanted the image to show genuine affection. So, rather than use professional models, he went out and found some "real dads and their real kids." Adds Heisler: "Instead of...

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