The worst comic book "art" ever (can't remember who did this bullshit), but every single rendering of someone's face had stray hair hanging down somewhere. From Peter, to Mary Jane, Aunt May, etc.. I am surprised that they didn't put a damn wig on Mysterio and the Vulture just so they could draw fallen hair in their face. This is the same time that everyone - including the non super powered bystanders in the background suddenly had augemented diamond shaped calves.
I can't remember exactly when this phase occurred, but it was back when Peter's "parents" came back in the picture, when MJ was doing the smoking bit, and they were introducing the "Spider Slayers", Styxx and Stone, The Jury, The Jackel, and Kane as new villians (non of which really worked)