Ambar was a diet drug pill used to "control food and mood all day long with a single morning dose." It was a combo of Phenobarbital and Methamphetamine. Yes, in the mid-twentieth century an upper/downer combo pill was thought to be a smart moneymaker. It was made by the A.H. Robins Company beginning in the mid-1950s. They were made for the next decade plus, and now are no longer made.
Here are three of their "Ambar Scrapbook of Obesity Oddities" mail advertisements. These are all inspired by the popular look of Ripley's Believe It or Not syndicated panel. They are letter-size, printed on heavy card stock. The artist is unnamed, but he or she or they were spot-on in imitating the look of the Ripley comics.
I found these at a large estate sale in New Hampshire.
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