0 0 7 . ▁On ▁January ▁ 9 ▁and ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁Robert ▁Har te ▁tempor arily ▁filled ▁in ▁for ▁Mar ston ▁as ▁Michael . ▁Chris ▁Stack ▁took ▁over ▁the ▁role ▁from ▁December ▁ 3 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁to ▁June ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁later ▁making ▁a ▁guest ▁appearance ▁from ▁July ▁ 1 4 ▁through ▁July ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁and ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 2 ▁and ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁Michael ▁returned ▁on ▁October ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁Mar ston ▁originally ▁played ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁Al ▁Hold en ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁Al ▁was ▁rom ant ically ▁involved ▁with ▁Mar cie ▁Wal sh ; ▁when ▁Al ▁was ▁killed ▁off , ▁fans ▁of ▁the ▁couple ▁organized ▁a ▁write - in ▁campaign ▁calling ▁for ▁Mar ston ' s ▁return . ▁Mar ston ▁later ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁series ▁in ▁a ▁story line ▁in ▁which ▁Al ' s ▁" sp irit " ▁helped ▁Michael ▁change ▁his ▁self ish ▁ways ▁and ▁win ▁Mar cie ' s ▁heart . ▁Johnson ▁and ▁Mar ston ▁altern ated ▁in ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁Michael ▁as ▁Al ' s ▁spirit ▁sometimes ▁" to ok ▁control " ▁of ▁Michael . ▁At ▁the ▁conclusion ▁of ▁the ▁story ▁on ▁February ▁ 1 6