Days of Our Lives Soap Opera Digest Index: 1975-Present

For the first time ever online, here is information on every "Days" actor to appear on the cover of a Soap Opera Digest issue. For fans of a certain actor, this is the perfect way to see which issues you might want to add to your collection.

SOD FUN FACTS: Soap Opera Digest published monthly (November 1975-January 1979); once every 3 weeks (February 1979-July 1980); once every 2 weeks (August 1980-March 1997); and has published weekly since April 1, 1997. There have been 1,334 issues published as of the 1/14/13 issue.

DAYS SOD FACTS: Since 1988, more than 100 of the over 200 "Days" contract actors have never appeared on a cover. Some surprising long-time omissions: Richard Biggs (5 years as Marcus Hunter), Tanya Boyd (14 years as Celeste Perrault), John Clarke (38 years as Mickey Horton), Joy Garrett (6 years as Jo Johnson), Ivan G'Vera (8 years as Ivan Marais) and Frank Parker (25 years as Grandpa Shawn Brady).

Complete List of Covers for Each Actor: Covers

Major Articles & Features for Each Actor: Features

Here is a tally of how many Soap Opera Digest covers every "Days" actor has appeared on. Actors listed with an * are those whose covers are primarily for roles on other shows, such as Tamara Braun (General Hospital), Sarah Brown (General Hospital), Steve Burton (General Hospital), John Callahan (All My Children), Genie Francis (General Hospital), Galen Gering (Passions), Scott Reeves (The Young & the Restless) and Hunter Tylo (The Bold & the Beautiful).

125 COVERS: Drake Hogestyn (Roman Brady/John Black)

114 COVERS: Deidre Hall (Marlena Evans)
113 COVERS: Alison Sweeney (Sami Brady)

98 COVERS: Peter Reckell (Bo Brady)

92 COVERS: Kristian Alfonso (Hope Brady)

75 COVERS: Steve Burton* (Harris Michaels)
60 COVERS: Melissa Reeves (Jennifer Horton Deveraux)
55 COVERS: Eileen Davidson (Kristen Blake/Susan Banks), Genie Francis* (Diana Colville)

53 COVERS: Matthew Ashford (Jack Deveraux)
45 COVERS: Tamara Braun* (Ava Vitali)
43 COVERS: James Scott (EJ DiMera)
42 COVERS: Stephen Nichols (Steve "Patch" Johnson)
41 COVERS: Sarah Brown* (Madison James)
39 COVERS: Christie Clark (Carrie Brady), Austin Peck (Austin Reed)
38 COVERS: Nadia Bjorlin (Chloe Lane)
35 COVERS: Galen Gering* (Rafe Hernandez)
33 COVERS: Arianne Zucker (Nicole Walker)
31 COVERS: Mary Beth Evans (Kayla Brady Johnson)

30 COVERS: Bryan Dattilo (Lucas Horton)
29 COVERS: Hunter Tylo* (Marina Toscano)
25 COVERS: Crystal Chappell (Carly Manning), Lisa Rinna (Billie Reed)
24 COVERS: Patsy Pease (Kimberly Brady)
23 COVERS: John Callahan (Dr. Richard Baker)*, Robert Kelker-Kelly (Bo Brady)
22 COVERS: Billy Warlock (Frankie Brady)
21 COVERS: Natalia Livingston (Taylor Walker)

20 COVERS: Jason Cook (Shawn Brady), Don Diamont* (Carlo Forenza), Kyle Lowder (Brady Black)
19 COVERS: Rick Hearst* (Scott Banning)
18 COVERS: Jay Johnson (Philip Kiriakis), Joseph Mascolo (Stefano DiMera), Thaao Penghlis (Tony DiMera), Scott Reeves* (Jake Hogansen)
17 COVERS: Tracey Bregman* (Donna Craig), Judi Evans (Adrienne Kiriakis/Bonnie Lockhart), Susan Flannery* (Laura Horton), Kirsten Storms (Belle Black)

14 COVERS: Farah Fath (Mimi Lockhart), Wayne Northrop (Roman Brady/Alex North), Robert S. Woods* (Paul Stewart)

13 COVERS: Lynn Herring* (Lisanne Gardener)

12 COVERS: Ian Buchanan* (Ian McAllister), Roark Critchlow (Mike burHorton), Lindsay Hartley* (Arianna Hernandez), Robin Mattson* (Lee Michaels),
11 COVERS: Shawn Christian (Daniel Jonas), Michael Easton* (Tanner Scofield), Martha Madison (Belle Black), Suzanne Rogers (Maggie Horton), Charles Shaughnessy (Shane Donovan), Greg Vaughan (Eric Brady)

10 COVERS: Judith Chapman* (Anjelica Deveraux), Bill Hayes (Doug Williams), Susan Seaforth Hayes (Julie Williams), Lauren Koslow (Kate Roberts), Wally Kurth (Justin Kiriakis),

9 COVERS: Patrick Muldoon (Austin Reed), Josh Taylor (Chris Kositchek/Roman Brady)

8 COVERS: Jaime Lyn Bauer (Laura Horton), Eric Martsolf (Brady Black), Sydney Penny* (Dr. Liv Norman), Julie Pinson (Billie Reed), Frances Reid (Alice Horton)

7 COVERS: Jason Brooks (Peter Blake), Molly Burnett (Melanie Jonas), Chandler Massey (Will Horton), Louise Sorel (Vivian Alamain)

6 COVERS: Brandon Beemer (Shawn Brady), Jane Elliot* (Anjelica Deveraux), Stacy Haiduk* (Warden Jane Smith), Renee Jones (Lexie Carver), Michael Sabatino (Lawrence Alamain)

5 COVERS: John Aniston (Victor Kiriakis), Leann Hunley (Anna DiMera), J. Eddie Peck* (Hawk Hawkins)
4 COVERS: Denise Alexander* (Susan Hunter), Jed Allan (Don Craig), Kyle Brandt (Philip Kiriakis), Matthew Borlenghi (Mayor Anthony Marino), Rob Estes* (Glenn Gallagher), Staci Greason (Isabella Toscano), Rachel Melvin (Chelsea Brady), James Reynolds (Abe Carver), Hailey & Lauren Sinnema (Sydney DiMera), Freddie Smith (Sonny Kiriakis), Michael Weiss (Mike Horton)

3 COVERS: Jensen Ackles (Eric Brady), Macdonald Carey (Tom Horton), Barbara Crampton* (Trista Evans), Kevin Dobson (Mickey Horton), Mark Hapka (Nathan Horton), Billy Hufsey (Emilio Ramirez), Gloria Loring (Liz Curtis), Julianne Morris (Greta VonAmberg), Charlotte Ross (Eve Donovan), Derya Ruggles (Robin Jacobs), Stephen Schnetzer* (Steve Olson), Kevin Spirtas (Craig Wesley), Ty Treadway (Dr. Ben Walters), Lisa Trusel (Melissa Anderson), Jessica Tuck (Madeline Woods)

2 COVERS: Deborah Adair (Kate Roberts), Krista Allen (Billie Reed), Blake Berris (Nick Fallon), Matt Cedeno (Brandon Walker), Patrika Darbo (Nancy Wesley), Casey Deidrick (Chad DiMera), Garrett/Spencer Fraye (Zack Brady), Shelley Hennig (Stephanie Johnson), Lisa Howard (April Ramirez), John Ingle (Mickey Horton), George Jenesky (Nick Corelli), Roberta Leighton (Ginger Dawson), Michael Leon (Pete Jannings), Kate Mansi (Abigail Deveraux), Peggy McCay (Caroline Brady), Babette Props* (Veronica Allen), Randy Reinholz (Adam Scott), Jacob Rips (Isaac Carver), Eric Winter (Rex Brady)

1 COVER: Michael Bays (Julio Ramirez), Roscoe Born (Trent Robbins), Adam Caine (Edmund Crumb), Marie Cheatham (Marie Horton), Jack Coleman (Jake Kositchek), Lane Davies (Evan Whyland), John deLancie (Eugene Bradford), Marj Dusay (Vivian Alamain), Joseph Gallison (Neil Curtis), Lily & Sophie Gimbel (Grace Brady), Ellie & Rose Karchmer (Parker Kiriakis), Jesse Kristofferson (Neil), Tracy Kolis (Rebecca Downey), Wortham Krimmer (Cal Winters), Heather Lindell (Jan Spears), Robert Mailhouse (Brian Scofield), Gregg Marx (David Banning), Karen Moncrieff (Gabrielle Pascal), Shelley Taylor Morgan (Anjelica Deveraux), Meghan Nelson (Abigail Deveraux), Heather Olson (Jan Spears), Elaine Princi (Linda Anderson), Sandra Robinson (Charlotte Taylor), Shayna Rose (Stephanie Johnson), Philece Sampler (Renee Dumonde), Arleen Sorkin (Calliope Bradford), Shannon Sturges (Molly Brinker), Alexis Thorpe (Cassie Brady), Shannon Tweed (Savannah Wilder), Eddie Velez (Paul Mendez)

CONTRACT ACTORS (1988-Present) never featured on a cover: Antony Alda (Johnny Corelli), Victor Alfieri (Franco Kelly), Camila Banus (Gabi Hernandez), Matt Battaglia (JL King), Nick Benedict (Curtis Reed), Ashley Benson (Abigail Deveraux), Robert Benvenisti (Kevin Lambert), Richard Biggs (Marcus Hunter), Joy Bisco (Gabby), Joseph Bottoms (Cal Winters), Tanya Boyd (Celeste Perrault), Elaine Bromka (Stella Lombard), Aimee Brooks (Sarah Horton), J. Cynthia Brooks (Taylor McCall), Darin Brooks (Max Brady), Alli Brown (Sarah Horton), Richard Burgi (Philip Collier), Annie Burgstede (Willow Stark), Bonnie Burroughs (Gretchen Lindquist), Stephanie Cameron (Jennifer Horton), Joseph Campanella (Harper Deveraux), Sandra Canning (Grace Jeffries), Patrice Chanel-Carter (Gail Carson), Ariana Chase (Kimberly Brady), Charles Cioffi (Ernesto Toscano), John Clarke (Mickey Horton), Mindy Clarke (Faith Taylor), Tamara Clatterbuck (Barb Reiber), Megan Corletto (Abigail Deveraux), Jason Culp (Jerry Pulaski), Robert Cuthill (Colin Murphy), Barry Cutler (Logan "Parrot Man" Michaels), Pat Delany (Rachel Blake), Susan Diol (Emmy Borden), Trevor Donovan (Jeremy Horton), Mark Drexler (Roger Lombard), Steve Eastin (Alfred Jericho), Katherine Ellis (Taylor Raines), Bren Foster (Quinn Hudson), Joy Garrett (Jo Johnson), Brian Green (Alan Brand), Jeff Griggs (Jude St. Clair), Ivan G'Vera (Ivan Marais), James Hampton (Saul Taylor), Ashlee Holland (Crystal Miller), Anne Howard (Kimberly Brady), Brody Hutzler (Patrick Lockhart), Valerie Karasek (Serena Colville), Paul Kersey (Alan Harris), Paige Kettner (Abigail Deveraux), Ryanne Kettner (Abigail Deveraux), Yvonna Kopacz (Wendy Reardon), Veronica Lauren (Cynthia), Sung Hi Lee (Sophie), Thyme Lewis (Jonah Carver), Lisa Linde (Ali McIntyre), Joyce Little (Vanessa Walker), Paul Logan (Glen Reiber), Matthew Mahaney (Kurt Schwengel), Millicent Martin (Lili Faversham), Braden Matthews (Travis Malloy), Kristi McDaniel (Sarah), Marilyn McIntyre (Jo Johnson), Justin Melvey (Colin Murphy), Tracy Middendorf (Carrie Brady), Dani Minnick (Rebecca Morrison), Deborah Moore (Danielle Stevens), Mandy Musgrave (Chelsea Benson), Collin O'Donnell (Shawn Brady), Rhasaan Orange (Tek Kramer), Nathan Owens (Cameron Davis), Frank Parker (Grandpa Shawn Brady), Miriam Parrish (Jamie Caldwell), Nancy Parsons (Mary Brooke), Marcus Patrick (Jett Carver), Dylan Patton (Will Horton), Jay Pickett (Chip Lawson), Charity Rahmer (Belle Black), Wes Ramsey (Owen Kent), Marie-Alise Recasner (Lynn Burke), Kristen Renton (Morgan Hollingsworth), Tony Rhodes (Jesse Lombard), Jay Robinson (Monty Dolan), Gabriela Rodriguez (Gabi Hernandez), Francisco San Martin (Dario Hernandez), Camilla Scott (Melissa Anderson), Geno Silva (Domingo Salazar), Taylor Spreitler (Mia McCormick), Nick Stabile (Dean Hartman), Christopher Stone (Bill Horton), Elizabeth Storm (Janice Barnes), Felisha Terrell (Arianna Hernandez), Brandon Tyler (Philip Kiriakis), Mark Valley (Jack Deveraux), Aaron Van Wagner (Jason Welles), Erik von Detten (Nicholas Alamain), Victor Webster (Nicholas Alamain), Ava White (Claire Kiriakis), Olivia White (Claire Kiriakis), Steve Wilder (Jack Deveraux), Valerie Wildman (Fay Walker), Schuyler Yancey (Cameron Davis)