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 was published weekly from April 1, 1997-November 13, 2023. There were are total of 1,899 issues published.

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).

185 COVERS: Drake Hogestyn (John Black), Alison Sweeney (Sami Brady)
179 COVERS: Deidre Hall (Marlena Evans)
167 COVERS: Kristian Alfonso (Hope Brady)
134 COVERS: Peter Reckell (Bo Brady)
121 COVERS: Steve Burton* (Harris Michaels)
115 COVERS: Eileen Davidson (Kristen Blake/Susan Banks)
103 COVERS: Genie Francis* (Diana Colville)
86 COVERS: Melissa Reeves (Jennifer Horton)
85 COVERS: Stephen Nichols (Steve "Patch" Johnson)
75 COVERS: Arianne Zucker (Nicole Walker) 
74 COVERS: Matthew Ashford (Jack Deveraux)
67 COVERS: James Scott (EJ DiMera)
66 COVERS: Mary Beth Evans (Kayla Brady Johnson)
64 COVERS: Galen Gering (Rafe Hernandez)
56 COVERS: Tamara Braun* (Ava Vitali)
52 COVERS: Nadia Bjorlin (Chloe Lane)
51 COVERS: Cady McClain* (Jennifer Deveraux)
47 COVERS: Christie Clark (Carrie Brady), Don Diamont* (Carlo Forenza)
46 COVERS: Greg Vaughan (Eric Brady)
44 COVERS: Bryan Dattilo (Lucas Horton), Austin Peck (Austin Reed) 
41 COVERS: Sarah Brown* (Madison James)
40 COVERS: Kirsten Storms (Belle Black)
38 COVERS: Robert Scott Wilson (Ben Weston/Alex Kiriakis)
37 COVERS: Tyler Christopher* (Stefan DiMera), Kassie DePaiva (Eve Donovan), Hunter Tylo* (Marina Toscano)
31 COVERS: Tracey Bregman* (Donna Craig)
30 COVERS: Eric Martsolf (Brady Black), Chandler Massey (Will Horton)
29 COVERS: Judi Evans (Adrienne Kiriakis/Bonnie Lockhart), Lisa Rinna (Billie Reed)
28 COVERS: Michael Easton* (Tanner Scofield)
27 COVERS: Billy Flynn (Chad DiMera), Patsy Pease (Kimberly Brady) 
26 COVERS: Vincent Irizarry* (Deimos Kiriakis), Kyle Lowder (Brady Black/Rex Brady), Joseph Mascolo (Stefano DiMera)
25 COVERS: Crystal Chappell (Carly Manning), Thaao Penghlis (Tony/Andre DiMera)
24 COVERS: Camila Banus (Gabi Hernandez), John Callahan (Dr. Richard Baker)*, Lynn Herring* (Lisanne Gardener), Victoria Konefal (Ciara Brady)
23 COVERS: Robert Kelker-Kelly (Bo Brady), Kate Mansi (Abigail Deveraux)
22 COVERS: Rick Hearst* (Scott Banning), Wally Kurth (Justin Kiriakis), Natalia Livingston (Taylor Walker), Marci Miller (Abigail Deveraux), Billy Warlock (Frankie Brady)
21 COVERS: Jason Cook (Shawn Brady), Lauren Koslow (Kate Roberts)
20 COVERS: Linsey Godfrey* (Sarah Horton), Jay Johnson (Philip Kiriakis)
19 COVERS: Brandon Beemer (Shawn Brady), Susan Seaforth Hayes (Julie Williams), Scott Reeves* (Jake Hogansen), Charles Shaughnessy (Shane Donovan)
18 COVERS: Shawn Christian (Daniel Jonas), Susan Flannery* (Laura Horton), Greg Rikaart* (Leo Stark), Suzanne Rogers (Maggie Horton), Freddie Smith (Sonny Kiriakis)
17 COVERS: Brandon Barash* (Stefan DiMera), Martha Madison (Belle Black)
16 COVERS: Farah Fath (Mimi Lockhart), Stacy Haiduk* (Kristen DiMera/Susan Banks)
15 COVERS: Ian Buchanan* (Ian McAllister), Judith Chapman* (Anjelica Deveraux/Diana Colville), Bill Hayes (Doug Williams), Robin Strasser* (Vivian Alamain)
14 COVERS: A Martinez* (Eduardo Hernandez), Wayne Northrop (Roman Brady/Alex North), Robert S. Woods* (Paul Stewart)
13 COVERS: Melissa Archer* (Serena Mason), Blake Berris (Nick Fallon), Roark Critchlow (Mike Horton), Lindsay Hartley* (Arianna Hernandez), Robin Mattson* (Lee Michaels), Casey Moss (JJ Deveraux)
12 COVERS: Darin Brooks (Max Brady), Louise Sorel (Vivian Alamain)
11 COVERS: Jaime Lyn Bauer (Laura Horton), Molly Burnett (Melanie Jonas), Jane Elliot* (Anjelica Deveraux), John-Paul Lavoisier* (Philip Kiriakis), Jen Lilley (Theresa Donovan), James Reynolds (Abe Carver), Sal Stowers (Lani Price)
10 COVERS: Krista Allen* (Billie Reed), Daniel Cosgrove (Aiden Jennings), Wes Ramsey* (Owen Kent)
9 COVERS:  John Aniston (Victor Kiriakis), Dan Feuerriegel (EJ DiMera), Patrick Muldoon (Austin Reed), Emily O'Brien (Gwen Rizczech/Theresa Donovan), Frances Reid (Alice Horton), Josh Taylor (Chris Kositchek/Roman Brady)
8 COVERS: Lamon Archey (Eli Grant), Sydney Penny* (Dr. Liv Norman), Julie Pinson (Billie Reed)
7 COVERS: Jason Brooks (Peter Blake), Jordi Vilasuso (Dario Hernandez), Guy Wilson (Will Horton)
6 COVERS: Linda Dano* (Vivian Alamain), Leann Hunley (Anna DiMera), Renee Jones (Lexie Carver), Gilles Marini (Ted Laurent), Michael Sabatino (Lawrence Alamain), Chrishell Stause (Jordan Ridgeway)
5 COVERS: Denise Alexander* (Susan Hunter), Jed Allan (Don Craig), Richard Burgi (Philip Collier), Casey Deidrick (Chad DiMera), Olivia Rose Keegan (Claire Brady), True O'Brien (Paige Larson), J. Eddie Peck* (Hawk Hawkins), Kevin Spirtas (Craig Wesley), Paul Telfer (Xander Kiriakis)
4 COVERS: Matthew Borlenghi* (Mayor Anthony Marino), Kyle Brandt (Philip Kiriakis), Barbara Crampton* (Trista Evans), Rob Estes* (Glenn Gallagher), Staci Greason (Isabella Toscano), Peggy McCay (Caroline Brady), Rachel Melvin (Chelsea Brady), Julianne Morris (Greta VonAmberg), Hailey & Lauren Sinnema (Sydney DiMera), Jessica Tuck (Madeline Woods), Michael Weiss (Mike Horton)
3 COVERS: Jensen Ackles (Eric Brady), Lindsay Arnold (Allie Horton), Macdonald Carey (Tom Horton), Mark Collier (Liam Frazer), Patrika Darbo (Nancy Wesley), Kevin Dobson (Mickey Horton), Mark Hapka (Nathan Horton), Shelley Hennig (Stephanie Johnson), Billy Hufsey (Emilio Ramirez), James Lastovic (Joey Johnson), Heather Lindell (Jan Spears), Gloria Loring (Liz Curtis), Charlotte Ross (Eve Donovan), Derya Ruggles (Robin Jacobs), Stephen Schnetzer* (Steve Olson), Christopher Sean (Paul Narita), Ty Treadway (Dr. Ben Walters), Lisa Trusel (Melissa Anderson), Marie Wilson (Summer Townsend)
2 COVERS: Deborah Adair (Kate Roberts), Roscoe Born (Trent Robbins), Matt Cedeno (Brandon Walker), Marie Cheatham (Marie Horton), Morgan Fairchild (Anjelica Deveraux), Garrett/Spencer Fraye (Zack Brady), Justin Gaston (Ben Rogers), Jackee Harry (Paulina Price), Lisa Howard (April Ramirez), John Ingle (Mickey Horton), George Jenesky (Nick Corelli), Roberta Leighton (Ginger Dawson), Michael Leon (Pete Jannings), Nathan Owens (Cameron Davis), Babette Props* (Veronica Allen), Randy Reinholz (Adam Scott), Jacob Rips (Isaac Carver), Jessica Serfaty (Sloan Petersen), Arleen Sorkin (Calliope Bradford), Harper/Sydnee Udell (Arianna Horton), Dick Van Dyke (Timothy Robicheaux), Eric Winter (Rex Brady)
1 COVER: Lucas Adams (Tripp Johnson), Marla Adams (Claire McIntyre), Patricia Barry (Addie Williams), Michael Bays (Julio Ramirez), Raven Bowens (Chanel Dupree), Adam Caine (Edmund Crumb), Elia Cantu (Jada Hunter), Jack Coleman (Jake Kositchek), Lane Davies (Evan Whyland), John deLancie (Eugene Bradford), Marj Dusay (Vivian Alamain), Ayda Field (Angela Moroni), Joseph Gallison (Neil Curtis), Lily & Sophie Gimbel (Grace Brady), Jade Harlow (Sheryl Connors), Ellie & Rose Karchmer (Parker Kiriakis), Abigail Klein (Stephanie Johnson), Tracy Kolis (Rebecca Downey), Wortham Krimmer (Cal Winters), Jesse Kristofferson (Neil), Michael Lowry (Clay Snyder), Robert Mailhouse (Brian Scofield), Mike Manning (Charlie Dale), Gregg Marx (David Banning),  Karen Moncrieff (Gabrielle Pascal), Shelley Taylor Morgan (Anjelica Deveraux), Meghan Nelson (Abigail Deveraux), Spencer Neville (Derrick), Heather Olson (Jan Spears), Kyler Pettis (Theo Carver), Jay Pickett (Chip Lakin), Victoria Platt (Amanda Raynor), Peter Porte (Dimitri von Leuschner), Elaine Princi (Linda Anderson), Quinn Redeker (Alex Marshall), Sandra Robinson (Charlotte Taylor), Shayna Rose (Stephanie Johnson), Philece Sampler (Renee Dumonde), Shannon Sturges (Molly Brinker), Alexis Thorpe (Cassie Brady), Zach Tinker (Sonny Kiriakis), Shannon Tweed (Savannah Wilder), Eddie Velez (Paul Mendez), Vanessa Williams (Valerie Grant)
CONTRACT ACTORS (1988-Present) never featured on a cover: Antony Alda (Johnny Corelli), Victor Alfieri (Franco Kelly), Matt Battaglia (JL King), Nick Benedict (Curtis Reed), Ashley Benson (Abigail Deveraux), Richard Biggs (Marcus Hunter), Joy Bisco (Gabby), Carson Boatman (Johnny DiMera), Joseph Bottoms (Cal Winters), Tanya Boyd (Celeste Perrault), Elaine Bromka (Stella Lombard), Aimee Brooks (Sarah Horton), J. Cynthia Brooks (Taylor McCall), Alli Brown (Sarah Horton), Alexander Bruszt (Fynn Thompson), 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), Wiliam Christian (TR Coates), 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), Alma Delfina (Adriana Hernandez), Susan Diol (Emmy Borden), Trevor Donovan (Jeremy Horton), Mark Drexler (Roger Lombard), Isabel Durant (Claire Brady), Steve Eastin (Alfred Jericho), Katherine Ellis (Taylor Raines), Bren Foster (Quinn Hudson), Joy Garrett (Jo Johnson), Victoria Grace (Wendy Shin), Brian Green (Alan Brand), Jeff Griggs (Jude St. Clair), Ivan G'Vera (Ivan Marais), James Hampton (Saul Taylor), Gabrielle Haugh (Jade Michaels), Ashlee Holland (Crystal Miller), Anne Howard (Kimberly Brady), Brody Hutzler (Patrick Lockhart), Vivian Jovanni (Ciara Brady), 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), Jamie Martin Mann (Tate Black), Millicent Martin (Lili Faversham), Braden Matthews (Travis Malloy), Kristi McDaniel (Sarah), Marilyn McIntyre (Jo Johnson), Thia Megia (Haley Chen), 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), Frank Parker (Grandpa Shawn Brady), Miriam Parrish (Jamie Caldwell), Nancy Parsons (Mary Brooke), Marcus Patrick (Jett Carver), Dylan Patton (Will Horton), Ashley Puzemis (Holly Jonas), Charity Rahmer (Belle Black), James Read (Clyde Weston), 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), Paige Searcy (Jade Michaels), Aketra Sevillian (Talia Hunter), 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), Precious Way (Chanel Dupree), Victor Webster (Nicholas Alamain), Ava White (Claire Kiriakis), Olivia White (Claire Kiriakis), Steve Wilder (Jack Deveraux), Valerie Wildman (Fay Walker), Schuyler Yancey (Cameron Davis)