>>149073636I can. This series was published in late 80s/early 90s when people were still buying comics off grocery stores and comic shops. The Alf show was popular enough to get a cartoon spin-off that lasted from 1987-1989 so the sales on the book were probably high (for a licensed book) and made paying the license easier.
They did know they were getting canceled in the final four issues so they reference the cancellation in three covers of those. The fourth was OP's cover.